YenzoWhat is E1102 (glucose oxidase)?
E1102 is glucose oxidase. In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT the functions listed for it are antioxidant.
E1102Glucose oxidase
E1102 is glucose oxidase (INS 1102). In Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it is listed in Appendix 1 with the functions: antioxidant.
- Code
- E1102 · INS 1102
- Group
- Antioxidant
In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalevery low?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E1102 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, antioxidant (1102), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
antioxidant (1102)antioxidant 1102E1102INS 1102On Vietnamese labels: Glucose oxydase
Questions about glucose oxidase
Is glucose oxidase harmful?
In the JECFA database (the FAO/WHO expert committee), glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger (INS 1102) has an ADI of “not specified” (no numerical ADI is needed), evaluated in 1974. Glucose oxidase from Penicillium amagasakiense is recorded as “decision postponed” in 1971, instead of an ADI. These are JECFA evaluations, not EFSA opinions or the current EU rule.
Is E1102 permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Glucose oxidase (INS 1102) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Other antioxidants
E392Extracts of rosemaryvery lowE472Esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acidslowE512Stannous chloridelowE539Sodium thiosulphatemoderateE5864-HexylresorcinollowE942Nitrous oxidevery low
See all antioxidants →Updated 23 October 2026
Sources (4)
- Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e1102)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1
- JECFA (FAO/WHO) evaluation database: Glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger, INS 1102, evaluation 1974
- JECFA (FAO/WHO) evaluation database: Glucose oxidase from Penicillium amagasakiense, INS 1102, evaluation 1971